Calcutta, India Newswire (Page 3)

Calcutta: The Bengal CID on Tuesday arrested a police officer in a Rs 45-lakh embezzlement case in which IPS officer Bharati Ghosh and her guard are also accused, the action tied to a search in the sub-inspector's Barrackpore flat in which a narrow passage leading to a vault was found. Bengal police sub-inspector Rajsekhar Pain, perceived as being close to Ghosh, was arrested from the West Midnapore police lines.
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For Aanchal Malhotra, the stories of Partition were stories that needed to be told. It resulted in a book, reports Payal Mohanka, punctuated with endearing moments, uncontrollable tears, a poignant tribute to ordinary people with extraordinary lives.
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India's first supreme court in Kolkata, India, completed in 1872, and was housed in a building copied from the Cloth Hall in Ypres, Belgium. Kolkata's colonial era architecture forms a melange of numerous European and Asian styles.
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On the night of February 3, 1943, the bridge -- believed to be the target of the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force -- was opened to the public. A brief history of the structure that reflects the pulse of the City of Joy.
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Calcutta: Barrackpore's Metro link in the making could become Kalyani's too. The state government is said to be "actively considering" a report by engineering consultant RITES to take the Baranagar-Barrackpore Metro route through the Kalyani Expressway.
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A tie-up with Congress would have yielded zilch, given the total absence of CPI cadres in the Bengal countryside A standard ritual marks Madhu Mallick's start of day. At the crack of dawn, the 37-year-old lights the clay stove, boils milk with water and puts tea-leaves into it.
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The comedy film Michael, directed by Satrajit Sen, is about chasing and realising one's dreams. Mir plays Michael, an aspiring director who dreams of making a film with has-been actor Mayurbahan Chatterjee .
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Stricken with a mystery ailment that left her dry heaving and breathless, Sreemoyee Piu Kundu, a 38-year-old Indian writer, went with her mother to see a top gastroenterologist in the eastern city of Kolkata. The doctor ran a battery of tests and squeezed her stomach several times before turning to Kundu's mother to deliver an assessment.
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After officials of the Criminal Investigation Department summoned MAV Raju, husband of former IPS officer Bharati Ghosh, for questioning on Wednesday, his lawyer Pinaki Bhattacharyya said that he would not be able to appear as he had been admitted to the hospital. "He has many medical complications and had to be hospitalised on Wednesday morning.
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Calcutta: Pacer Jhulan Goswami added another feather to her cap by becoming the first woman cricketer to take 200 wickets in ODIs. The 35-year-old, playing her 166th one-dayer in Kimberly on Wednesday, achieved the feat when she dismissed South Africa opener Laura Wolvaardt for her 200th scalp as the India women's team won the game by 178 runs to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series, which is part of the ICC Women's Championship.
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The British-era Howrah Bridge christened Rabindra Setu in 1965, has become a symbol of Kolkata over the decades, ferrying one lakh-plus vehicle and over 1.5 lakh pedestrians daily. The bridge is celebrating its 75th anniversary The British-era Howrah Bridge christened Rabindra Setu in 1965, has become a symbol of Kolkata over the decades, ferrying one lakh-plus vehicle and over 1.5 lakh pedestrians daily.
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Kolkata, Feb 7 : The British-era Howrah Bridge, that serves as a crucial gateway to the city that ferries one lakh-plus vehicles and over 1.5 lakh pedestrians daily, is celebrating its 75th anniversary. It was on February 3, 1943, that the bridge was quietly thrown open to the public, replacing a pontoon bridge linking what was then Calcutta and Howrah.
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Calcutta/Cape Town: Their superlative performance in the first two ODIs give the Indians the favourites' tag when they take the field on Wednesday for the third one-dayer of the six-match series against South Africa. That India would give the Proteas a tough fight was predicted by many.
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There were around 24,18,374 cases pending at various courts of West Bengal including the Calcutta high court till June last year, state law minister Moloy Ghatak said at the assembly on Tuesday. KOLKATA: There were around 24,18,374 cases pending at various courts of West Bengal including the Calcutta high court till June last year, state law minister Moloy Ghatak said at the assembly on Tuesday.
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Calcutta: The Calcutta district committee of the CPM has thwarted the attempt of a "Bengal line" votary from becoming its secretary in an unparalleled pre-dawn vote that dealt a fresh blow to the pro-Congress camp in the party. The election of Kallol Mazumdar, a hardliner, and the defeat of former minister Manab Mukherjee were preceded by hours of speeches that began and Sunday and stretched close to day break on Monday.
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The iconic structure of the Howrah Bridge completes 75 years of its existence this month. The historical landmark that has been synonymous with the City of Joy has been a witness to history, both in pre-Independence India and thereafter.
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The 42nd edition of the International Kolkata Book fair is underway in West Bengal and has been garnering a large crowd of avid readers from across the country. The book fair was inaugurated by Mamata Banerjee on January 30 and will conclude on February 11. The fair, dubbed as the world's largest book fair, is being organised at Central Park Mela Complex at Salt Lake in Karunamayee.
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